All aboard the jaloopyjaloopy n.a ramshackle rollercoaster.[a blend of jalopy + loop.] to Hoptanglia!
Along the way you might catch a glimpse of some of the native life forms, such as the polliwattpolliwatt/ˈpɒlɪˌwɒt/noun an electric tadpole.[a blend of English dialect polliwog 'tadpole' + watt.], an electric tadpole; the junglefuzzjunglefuzz n.a wild, woolly sheep tousled to distraction.Derivatives ▾Hence:junglefuzzy adj. , a wild, woolly sheep tousled to distraction; or the bazoobabushkabazoobabushka n.an old lady with a rocket launcher.Derivatives ▾Hence:bazoobabushkalike adj. [a blend of bazooka + Ru. бабушка bábuška ‘grandmother’.], an old lady with a rocket launcher.
When you arrive you may be invited to partake in some of the solemn cultural traditions, such as skirplicadoskirplicado nm.the gentle art of creating decorative shapes by folding speeding tickets.n.a sculpture made in this way.[from skirr ‘to rush with a whirr’ + L. plicare ‘to fold’ + -ado.], the gentle art of creating ornamental shapes by folding speeding tickets; or landguessinglandguessing nm.the pastime of predicting where the ground will be when you’ve completed your somersault., the pastime of predicting where the ground will be when you’ve completed your somersault.
By then you’ll probably be quite hungry, so you can sample some of the local cuisine, such as lampsandlampsand nm.pulverized rice that is fried over an oil lamp and served with a good book.Derivatives ▾Hence:lampsandy adj. , pulvarized rice that is fried over an oil lamp and served with a good book; or a grungelogrungelo/ˈɡrʌnʤәˌlәʊ/noun 1. a purple, hairy fruit with bad table manners.2. the tree which bears this fruit.grungelose /ˈɡrʌnʤәˌlәʊs/ adjective [a blend of grunge + tangelo.], a purple, hairy fruit with bad table manners; or a wooflewoofle n.a swavoureet cross between a hot dog and a waffle.[a blend of woof + waffle.], a cross between a hot dog and a waffle.
“It’s all a bit fornoolishingfornoolishing adj.nutritiously injudicious.Derivatives ▾Hence:fornoolishingly adv. fornoolishment n. [a blend of foolish + nourishing.], really.” – The Kettlebrook Gazepticle
So, a hearty welcome to my site, where I’m realizing my long-held dream of weaving a digital lexiconvolutionlexiconvolutionn. a dictionary that has been enmazened, perhaps by sprawling terminex or rampant cross-referencing.lexiconvolutionary /ˌlɛksɪˌkɒnvɒˈluːʃәˌnɛːri/ adj. [a tiakler of lexicon + convolution.]; a terminological tumbleweed, which you can explore in different ways. The Hoptanglish-to-English side of the dictionary is here. Then there’s an English-to-Hoptanglish thesaurus is over here where you can look up words by their English equivalent. If you’d prefer to browse by subject, check out the category tree over there. For a guide to abbreviations, pronunciation and grammar, go thisaway. Then, if you feel like trying your luck with some games, go thataway. Hover your anathemuratizeranathemuratizer /әˌnӕθәˈmjuːrәˌtʌɪzә/n.a mouse cursor.[a blend of anathematizer + murine.] over any unfamiliar word to get a pop-up definition.
Frovefrovevt. to enjoy.English: enjoy; savourfrov /ˈfrәʊvɪәl/ adj. froviality /ˌfrәʊvɪˈӕlәti/ n. [a curtail of English obsolete frover 'comfort'.] further!
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